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Watchman and Southron (Sumter, SC)The Weekly American Union (Chattanooga, TN)The Weekly Call (Topeka, KS)The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS)The Weekly Floridian (Tallahassee, FL)The Weekly Louisianan (New Orleans, LA)The Weekly LouisianianThe Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, LA)The Weekly Mississippi Pilot (Jackson, MS)The Weekly Star (Wilmington, NC)The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, VA)The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV)The Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, NC)The Wilson Advance (Wilson, NC)Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Times-Promoter (Hernando, MS)Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS)Topeka Tribune (Topeka, KS)Topeka Weekly Leader (Topeka, KS)Topeka Weekly Times (Topeka, KS)True Southerner (Hampton, VA)Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, CA)Union Springs Herald (Union Springs, AL)Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix]Vermont Telegraph (Brandon, VT)Washington Bee (Washington, DC)Washington Times (Washington, DC)Weekly Avalanche (Memphis, TN)Weekly Journal (Mercersburg, PA)Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)Western Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)Yazoo City Herald (Yazoo City, MS) Tags African Methodist Episcopal ChurchAndersonville Prisonantebellum adArmy Hospitalarmy substituteattorneyaunt(s)baptismcapturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate CongressConfederate RaidsConfederate States Armycontrabandsconvictedcustodydebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)desertions (Civil War)doctors (African American)dowrydying wishemancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenenslaver looking for former slaveescapedescaped from jailestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfoundfraternal groupsfree people of colorfreedfreedom suitsFreemasonsgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outIndian TerritoryIndian WarsinheritanceJohn Brown's RaidkidnappingKnights of Pythiasleft with Union Armyletter to the editorliteracylynchingmanumittedmaritime workMasonic LodgeMasonsmaster diedmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministersministers please readmissing person(s)missionarymultiple admultiple adsmutual searchNative Americansnephewnewspaper replyniecenorthern slaveryorphan/orphanageparent(s)passingpension (Civil War)pensions (Civil War)person with a disabilityphysical descriptionprisoner of warprobatepropertyrailroadrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedresistancereunionrewardRobert E. Leerunawaysailorsearching for former enslaverself-emancipationself-injuryself-purchaseSherman's Armysibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersoldsold southsoldierspeculatorspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. Navyuncle(s)Underground Railroaduntranscribedveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Former unnamed couple reunites and remarries Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, CA) November 8, 1878 Pending Reviewi Bud McGee finds wife remarried Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS) February 26, 1904 Pending Reviewi John H. Jones reunites with wife Elizabeth Matthews The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, VA) February 11, 1878 Pending Reviewi Mrs. Jackson reunites with first husband The Redwood Gazette (Redwood Falls, MN) January 24, 1878 Pending Reviewi Anna Jones divorces Frank Jones The Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN) March 3, 1886 Pending Reviewi George Jones finds wife remarried Jersey City News (Jersey City, NJ) September 17, 1895 Pending Reviewi John H. James Finds Wife Elizabeth Matthews Remarried The Davis Budget (Davis, IL) March 9, 1878 Pending Reviewi George Harmon finds wife Sarah Pennell already married The Morning News (Savannah, GA) April 2, 1883 Pending Reviewi Annie reunited with Unnamed First Husband Portland Daily Press (Portland, ME) February 11, 1870 Pending Reviewi Wife of Strother Pheneas hopes to reconnect Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY) October 31, 1868 Pending Reviewi John W. Harper finds his wife Frankie French remarried Cincinnati Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati, OH) February 11, 1880 Pending Reviewi James O'Brien Finds Wife Remarried Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA) January 8, 1881 Pending Reviewi Unnamed Married Woman Reunited with Unnamed Former Husband Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA) July 24, 1875 Pending Reviewi Using Firsthand Accounts to Understand the Search for Family in the Era of Reconstruction Not available for transcriptioni Love & Marriage: The Search for Husbands and Wives after Emancipation Not available for transcriptioni Love & Marriage: The Search for Husbands and Wives after Emancipation Not available for transcriptioni Analyzing Historical Trends & Patterns in the Search for Family after Slavery Not available for transcriptioni Rwandan Genocide and Finding Family After Slavery Not available for transcriptioni Family Separations Then & Now Not available for transcriptioni Creating a Memory Box with the Last Seen Archive Not available for transcriptioni Finding Family After Slavery Not available for transcriptioni Black Churches Reconnecting Families Not available for transcriptioni James R. Marshall searching for Isabella Adams People's Advocate (Washington, DC) April 10, 1880 Pending Reviewi Alfred Green searching for parents Maria and William Green People's Advocate (Washington, DC) May 3, 1879 Pending Reviewi Robert Nailing searching for his uncle Isom Parker The Baptist Vanguard (Little Rock, AR) December 10, 1896 Pending Reviewi of 189
